06-06-2023, 11:27 AM
(06-06-2023, 08:31 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Yeah, 'cause he's been doing such a great job of making it attractive for companies to do business in California so far..
https://buildremote.co/companies/companies-leaving-california/
TLDR? It's been 352 companies that have left California for better places to do business in the past 3 years.
Not to mention that California lost population in the last census for the first time in its history.
Also, to the housing point raised by Bel. It's only in certain areas that housing is less available and thus more expensive. You can find a place in Riverside or San Bernardino for a reasonable sum. I'm sure the same is true for counties such as Kern. But yes, if you want to live in the very desirable areas then you're going to pay a premium. I paid 492k for my home in June of 2020, which by the way was a great deal as it was listed for 535k originally (it needed a lot of work). It's not worth as much as it did a year ago, when the house next door to me, which is smaller, sold for 805k. But the real estate estimate for my home, and I have not listed the over 60k of improvements I made to the place (new roof, new HVAC system, new kitchen, honestly pretty much new everything), is still 725k.
But I would add a point about this not being due to government policy. Newsome has mandated that a certain percentage of any new housing projects be designated for low income buyers.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/california-gov-newsom-signs-laws-to-boost-housing-production
This overrides local control over zoning and is proving monstrously unpopular. In fact the state is actually suing Huntington Beach because of their refusal to play ball on this issue.
https://voiceofoc.org/2023/04/california-sues-huntington-beach-for-failing-to-adopt-a-housing-plan/
So, yes far left Dem policies are affecting housing and influencing the exodus of record numbers of Californians to nearby states.
